WAYWARD SON: A federal judge asking questions in Delaware yesterday put a hold on the expected guilty plea by President Biden’s son, Hunter, on charges of tax evasion and illegal possession of guns. It’s a development that’s sure to feed the …

ORANGE ALERT: The start of trial for Donald Trump on charges of possessing and mishandling top secret government documents after he left the White House has been set for May 20, 2024, near the end of the primary season but less than …

THE WAR ROOM: Russia launched another wave of attacks on port and grain facilities on the Black Sea, using cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, ballistic missiles, and drones. Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 18 targets.   Ukraine says Russia …

TARGET TRUMP: The Justice Department “target letter” to Donald Trump suggests that he could be charged with conspiracy to defraud the government, obstruction of an official proceeding, and violations of a law dating back to the Civil War Reconstruction era that makes …

July 19, 2023Vol. 12, No. 2040 TARGET TRUMP: Former President Donald Trump is dismissing a likely second federal indictment as “election interference.”   Trump announced that he is once again received a grand jury “target” letter, making it likely that he will …

BABY, IT’S HOT: Phoenix is expected to set a record today with 19 days in a row of heat over 110 degrees. Forecasters say it’s going to hit 115 degrees.   Heat waves caused in large part by trapped greenhouse gases and …

ACTING OUT: Now it’s the actors going on strike, following the Hollywood writers and bringing Hollywood to a showstopper.   About 160,000 television and movie actors went out on strike midnight, shutting down Hollywood production for the first time in 63 years. Big …

FEDERAL CASE: FBI Director Christopher Wray spent yesterday before the House Judiciary Committee suffering the slings and arrows of Republican outrage, conspiracy theories, and political grandstanding. The Democrats threw softball questions and admiration in a session that overall was about political …

EXCLUSIVE CLUB: NATO leaders issued a joint statement saying Ukraine will be invited to join while remaining vague on how and when that might happen. The alliance leaders meeting in Lithuania struggled with language to describe a timeline and conditions for …

TALKIN’ TURKEY: The NATO summit is under way in Lithuania today only hours after Turkey reversed itself and decided to allow Sweden to join the growing military alliance.   As world leaders discuss the war in Ukraine and the possibility of allowing …